True, there are some mean-spirited posts. I may have been so in a post or so, even. I believe the best way, though, is to treat those that do that in a non-reactive way, so to speak. In a written medium that should be much easier to do than face to face; you have time to think. Of course, face to face, much of what is negative wouldn't be said in the first place.
I recall a recent exchange I had with Five Frame Swing. It was very obvious he was getting negative because, in my mind, he thought I was being the negative one. I didn't resort to hostility and in the end we understood each other; even though we still don't agree on what we were discussing totally.
IOW, I believe if I try to put a positive spin on what's being posted it will turn out OK in the end.
Thanks for the compliment about the helpful ideas. I've learned a lot on here and hope to learn more. We can disagree anytime, that doesn't make me or you a bad person; probably just the opposite.
I recall a recent exchange I had with Five Frame Swing. It was very obvious he was getting negative because, in my mind, he thought I was being the negative one. I didn't resort to hostility and in the end we understood each other; even though we still don't agree on what we were discussing totally.
IOW, I believe if I try to put a positive spin on what's being posted it will turn out OK in the end.
Thanks for the compliment about the helpful ideas. I've learned a lot on here and hope to learn more. We can disagree anytime, that doesn't make me or you a bad person; probably just the opposite.